BAD CHANNELS (2026): Bizarre animated shorts anthology hosted by Peaches Christ — Friday Night WTF!
November 6 : 9:00 pm – 10:15 pm
Friday Night WTF screenings are cheap, weird, and out of control! Cult trashterpieces, so-bad-they’re-good crapfests, movies that make you ask “What the hell am I watching?!” — we’ve got ’em all on Friday night.
IF ANIMATION IS A DRUG, GET READY TO OVERDOSE!
Bad Channels is a wildly bizarre anthology featuring three psychedelic-soaked, award-winning short films! Three award-winning films fresh from Fantastic Fest have been Frankensteined into one mega dose of freaky fun! Hosted by evil supernatural drag queen, Peaches Christ, Bad Channels is uncut eye candy for adult-kids who stay up too late. These uninhibited tales of an addictive cartoon quality will transport you into the hallucinogenic world of late-night, forbidden cinema!
Bad Channels features the following shorts:
GIRLS NIGHT OUT
Dir. Ashley Sengstaken
OMGGG it’s a girls night out! C u @ the club, biotch! xoxo
“I love these bitches.” – brahski
ANIMAL MATH
Dir. Robbie C. Ward
A fantastical hand-illustrated journey through a magical world, over 6 years in the making from artist Robbie C. Ward.
“Impossibly beautiful and painstakingly handcrafted (fuck AI), Animal Math feels like 1970s van art brought gloriously to life.” – David Sodergren
SHRINE OF ABOMINATIONS
Directors – Skinner & Ross Kennedy
Death metal stop-motion cosmic horror from artists Skinner and Ross Kennedy.
“Actually just one of the sickest fuckin movies ever. This goes so hard for no reason. If anyone has the opportunity to watch this, please I can’t beg you enough, go watch this.” – miasanchez
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